Am I neglecting the crusaid for Christ and setteling for a cruise?

I got back from Virginia beach the other day, I had a interview with Regent University for their Psy D clinical psychology program. On the way back to Detroit on the airplane, I talked to a couple who had just been on a cruise. A retired couple, who had been retired for more than fifteen years. The older man was mentioning the many things his wife bought, including a gold necklace for 3,000 and a gold piece from a sunken Spanish ship dated back to 1640 that cost 2,500 dollars.

Today my mom suggested that it would be fun to go on to a Cruise with K-Love (a "Christian" radio station), where audio adrenaline and more would be playing. We have been on one Cruise before, it was perhaps the most fun I have ever had on a vacation.

I am currently aware that there are millions of children who have no access to running water, food, or medicine. There are many more children who are forced into horrible sex trafficking, and forced labor. If Jesus were here today, would he be on the Cruise with K-Love, or in the brothels with Iresha who was sold there at 12 years old. Perhaps there is a better use of our time and money than exploring exotic islands and stuffing our face. Arn't Christians called to live diffretly the couple I mentioned above? We are called to help the helpless. With that said, I realize that I am not a good steward of my blessings. Things will need to change... that change starts with me.

Today is Global Fast 07'...another great reminder that those that have much have a responsibility to those who have few. We were not given such luxury to lavish on our selves. Jesus would not be riding in expensive cars, going on cruises, or eating $20 meals while children were starving. Check out the link below to see what you can do....

$3,135 Provides a water well and pump for a needy community.

$2,600 Provides a house for a destitute family.

$750 Provides 5,000 pounds of rice and beans.

$150 Provides 1,000 pounds of rice and beans.

$135 Provides a water pump to a thirsty village.

$75 Provides 500 pounds of rice and beans

$54 Provides food for two children for one year.

$27 Provides food for a child for one year.

$15 Provides 100 pounds of rice and beans.

$10 Fast for a day and donate what you would've spent on food.

https://www.kintera.org/site/c.dnJGKNNsFmG/b.2507311/k.3C01/Global_Fast__A_Lenten_Sacrifice/apps/ka/sd/donor.asp?c=dnJGKNNsFmG&b=2507311&en=fgJFLPMyHbLELQOCKbKEKXOIKpIZJ7MAIaKMJZNILjKQL6MQE

Thanks be to the Lord that there is no condemnation in Christ Jesus, we are forgiven of our apathy, so let us no longer be apathetic to the needs of humanity.

bad boys.... bad boys....what ya gona do?

Call it a comeback, I have decided to again pursue the art known as writing. We had class groups tonight with the Guys. What that is for those who aren't in the loop, class groups are a chance for the different high school grades from Westgate to get together and be the Body of Christ. Tonight I started the non-Jerk-A-Thon. The guys were put into groups of two, and each paid $10 for each other to join. If one is out, they both are out. It is the best way to reflect accountability. This is how it works in the real world to. If I backslide into sexual sin, you know I am hindering my prayer life, and that in turn means less protection/intercession for those I regularly pray for. On a side note, I got another ticket tonight. That's the second one in just two weeks. I also just bought a radar detector tonight. I figure, if I had one all along than I could have saved at least the more than $600 I have paid in tickets and fines. Perhaps this is just putting a band aid on a deep wound, the healing solution prob is to pay absolute attention to my speed.